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The European Commission is facilitating the deployment of a large cargo of equipment to Nepal. International Humanitarian Partnership countries (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Luxembourg) will establish a "base camp" for 60 humanitarian...

The European Commission is providing assistance worth €34 million for immediate food aid for the most vulnerable people in Mauritania, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Mali, Niger and Chad. Coming at the start of the lean season in the Sahel region,...

The European Commission is giving €5.1 million in humanitarian funding for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to respond to the crisis in Yemen. This will allow essential supplies to be delivered to populations facing a massive...

The European Commission is giving an additional €5 million in humanitarian assistance to Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique following the floods that ravaged the countries earlier this year.The aid is aimed at supporting the early recovery process...

After 42 days without new cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) today declared the end of the Ebola outbreak in Liberia. On this occasion, the EU Ebola Coordinator and Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos...

90% of European citizens say they would expect help from other EU countries if a disaster struck in their country, according to a recent poll. Over 900 experts are meeting today in Brussels to discuss how European countries can best be prepared and...

Turkey has joined the European framework for cooperation in disaster management and emergency response. Today Christos Stylianides, EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, signed the agreement on the country's official...

The European Commission is providing €1.5 million to meet the immediate humanitarian needs for assistance and protection of Burundians who are fleeing to neighbouring countries in great numbers."Such sudden and massive displacement is a...

Thanks to a €400 000 contribution from the European Commission, emergencies supplies are being airlifted to earthquake-stricken Nepal. The supplies will support UNICEF’s response to the disaster, providing vitally needed aid to 1.7 million children...

EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Christos Stylianides, announced additional €3 million in humanitarian aid to Nepal after witnessing in person the destruction caused by the earthquake during his mission last week. The new...